ABC medical drama The Good Physician started increasing outdoors of Dr. Shaun Murphy’s hospital tales with a possible spinoff earlier this 12 months. The backdoor pilot for The Good Lawyer launched the character of Joni DeGroot, a lawyer combating OCD who helped Shaun after he was sued for malpractice. Nancy Drew alum Kennedy McMann and former Determined Housewives star Felicity Huffman have been slated to headline the present if it obtained a collection order. Sadly, the finish of the actors strike did not imply the offshoot would transfer ahead, because the venture joined different TV exhibits in being cancelled.
As a result of SAG-AFTRA and WGA writers strikes, many scripted TV exhibits in manufacturing have been placed on pause. Then, there have been exhibits that have been nonetheless ready to get greenlit. If you happen to’d been holding onto hope for The Good Physician authorized spinoff, then you definately’ll certainly be disillusioned by the latest cancellation information. It was Deadline who reported that The Good Lawyer is not going to be transferring ahead. The backdoor pilot was an episode of the guardian present’s sixth season, which bore the identical title.
As for why the present isn’t getting greenlit, Soaps says The Walt Disney Firm CEO Bob Iger needed to chop $2 billion in prices with scripted collection, as they’re pricier to provide than unscripted. There’s seemingly a restricted quantity of shelf house for brand new exhibits proper now. The one new scripted collection that’s been saved from being axed by ABC is Excessive Potential, primarily based on the favored French detective collection HIIP. However that upcoming collection received’t be launched till subsequent fall.
The Good Lawyer just isn’t the one present that faces cancellation after the strike. Months after its Season 1 finale on ABC, The Rookie: Feds has been cancelled. I can think about this being distressing information to followers who cherished watching all 22 episodes of Niecy Nash enjoying Simone Clarke. The spinoff might not have ended on a cliffhanger, however it nonetheless felt like one thing was lacking with the necessity for closure earlier than being pressured to say goodbye to Nash’s Clarke. Hopefully, her character may nonetheless make appearances on its guardian collection, which has been renewed for its sixth season.
There are extra new ABC drama initiatives that received’t see the sunshine of day. The medical drama The Damage Unit, a couple of workforce of trauma nurses and surgeons who deal with sufferers not making it to the hospital in time, is a pilot that received’t transfer ahead. The authorized collection Judgment is one other pilot that hasn’t been greenlit in addition to Public Defenders. Protecting It Collectively, the U.S. remake of the British comedy collection Motherland, has additionally been handed on by ABC. Whereas good issues are anticipated to return from the top of the SAG-AFTRA strike, it’s a disgrace that so many pilots have been misplaced.
Whereas The Good Lawyer has fallen in keeping with different pilot episodes that received’t get a collection order, I do advocate utilizing a Netflix subscription to look at The Extraordinary Legal professional Woo which options Woo Younger-woo, a nice TV character on the spectrum, working by means of her ASD struggles to be an amazing lawyer. With virtually the identical plot as TGL, it has been renewed for Season 2 and is anticipated to reach in 2024. Maintain a watch out in your 2023 TV schedule so that you don’t miss out on any premieres.
